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'''Lyoluminescence''' refers to the emission of [[light (nonfiction)]] while dissolving a solid into a liquid [[solvent (nonfiction)]].
'''Lyoluminescence''' refers to the emission of [[light (nonfiction)]] while [[solvent (nonfiction)|dissolving a solid into a liquid]].


== Description ==
The most common lyoluminescent effect is seen when solid samples which have been heavily irradiated by ionizing radiation are dissolved in water.


It is actually a form of chemoluminescence.
Many gamma-irradiated substances are known to lyoluminesce, including spices, powdered milk, soups, cotton, and paper.


The most common lyoluminescent effect is seen when solid samples which have been heavily irradiated by ionizing radiation are dissolved in water.
While the broad variety of materials which exhibit lyoluminescence confounds explanation by a single common mechanism, there is a common feature to the phenomenon: the production of free radicals in solution.


The total amount of light emitted by the material increases proportionally with the total radiation dose received by the material up to a certain level called the saturation value.
== In the News ==


Many gamma-irradiated substances are known to lyoluminesce; these include spices, powdered milk, soups, cotton and paper.
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File:Allumette Empyrées.jpg|link=Les Empyrées|''[[Les Empyrées]]'' accidentally set fire to Lyoluminescence laboratory.
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While the broad variety of materials which exhibit lyoluminescence confounds explanation by a single common mechanism there is a common feature to the phenomenon, the production of free radicals in solution.
== Fiction cross-reference ==


Lyoluminescence intensity can be increased by performing the dissolution of the solid in a solution containing conventionally chemoluminescent compounds such as luminol. These are thus called lyoluminescence sensitizers.
* [[Empyrées]]


== Nonfiction cross-reference ==
== Nonfiction cross-reference ==
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* [[Solvent (nonfiction)]]
* [[Solvent (nonfiction)]]


== Fiction cross-reference ==
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== External links ==


* [http://wiki.karljones.com/index.php?title=Lyoluminescence Lyoluminescence] @ wiki.karljones.com
* [http://wiki.karljones.com/index.php?title=Lyoluminescence Lyoluminescence] @ wiki.karljones.com

Latest revision as of 10:25, 24 June 2016

Lyoluminescence refers to the emission of light (nonfiction) while dissolving a solid into a liquid.

The most common lyoluminescent effect is seen when solid samples which have been heavily irradiated by ionizing radiation are dissolved in water.

Many gamma-irradiated substances are known to lyoluminesce, including spices, powdered milk, soups, cotton, and paper.

While the broad variety of materials which exhibit lyoluminescence confounds explanation by a single common mechanism, there is a common feature to the phenomenon: the production of free radicals in solution.

In the News

  • Les Empyrées accidentally set fire to Lyoluminescence laboratory.

    Les Empyrées accidentally set fire to Lyoluminescence laboratory.

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